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Buckhorn

Ghost town · Eureka County, Nevada

Horse Creek Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Horse Creek Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Buckhorn is a ghost town in Eureka County, Nevada. It is one of 17 former communities in Eureka County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Buckhorn as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.1761° N, 116.4806° W.

Key facts

Elevation6,449 ft
Nearest living townCrescent Valley, NV
Distance to it17.6 miles
Coordinates40.17611, -116.48056

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What's there now

Buckhorn is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Crescent Valley, NV (population 630), about 17.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,449 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Buckhorn?

Buckhorn is in Eureka County, Nevada, at 40.1761, -116.4806.

How many ghost towns are in Eureka County?

Eureka County, Nevada has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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